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Virginia Board of Education Honors Five FCPS Schools With Exemplar Awards
Five Fairfax County public schools have been awarded a 2024 Virginia Board of Education Exemplar Award. Two schools received the Highest Achievement Exemplar Award, and three received both the Continuous Improvement Exemplar Award and the Continuous Improvement Graduation and Completion Index and…
FCPS Students Recognized in National YoungArts Award Competition
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students received 10 awards in the National YoungArts Foundation Competition.
Two FCPS Middle School Teachers Head Abroad on Fulbright Awards
Shannon Evans, French teacher at Thoreau Middle School, and Sulekha Subhash, emotional disabilities teacher at Luther Jackson Middle School, received Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program awards.
Twenty-Six Students Receive Scholarships from FCPS Hispanic Leadership Alliance
The Hispanic Leadership Alliance—a certified employee group of Fairfax County Public Schools employees—presented scholarships to 26 students on Tuesday, May 3.
Five School Counseling Programs Awarded 2022 RAMP Designation
Five school counseling programs have been recognized by the American School Counselor Association as model programs and were awarded the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation for 2022.
Ten Students Selected for National Association for Music Education’s 2021 All-National Honor Ensembles
Ten students from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) high schools were named to the 2021 National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) All-National Honor Ensembles.
Applications for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Open for Class of 2026
Students interested in applying for admission to the Class of 2025 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) can do so beginning Monday, October 25. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 19, at 4 p.m.
FCPS Students Earn International Baccalaureate Diploma and Career-Related Certificates
Four-hundred-eight FCPS students earned the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and 58 students earned the IB Career-related Certificate during the 2020-21 school year.
Six FCPS Students Recognized in National Cyber Scholar Competition
Six Fairfax County Public Schools students have been recognized in a National Cyber Scholar competition after competing in a rigorous 48-hour competition designed to evaluate aptitude in combating cyber threats and showcase the best of what Commonwealth of Virginia schools have to offer.
Twenty-One Students Receive Scholarships from FCPS Hispanic Leadership Alliance
The Hispanic Leadership Alliance—a certified employee group of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) employees—presented scholarships to 21 students on Monday, May 10.
South Lakes HS Leadership Students Make School More Inviting
Leadership students at South Lakes High are working together to make their school a more welcoming place, just in time for return to school.
Thoreau MS Seventh Grade Teacher Enlists Guest Speakers to Keep Students Motivated
English teacher Michelle Gabro keeps her Thoreau Middle seventh grade students motivated and engaged with a series of guest speakers.
South Lakes Seahawk Cyber Club Learns About Li-Fi Technology from Local Firm
South Lakes High students in the Seahawk Cyber club met with the chief executive officer of Light Rider, Inc., the first U.S. company to provide Li-Fi networking technology communication in this area.
South Lakes High Art Teacher Named 2021 Southeastern Region Secondary Art Educator
Matt Ravenstahl, who teaches art at South Lakes High School, has been named the 2021 Southeastern Region Secondary Art Educator by the National Art Education Association.
55 FCPS Students Named Candidates in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Fifty-five seniors are among a group of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 2021.
Two Hundred Fifty-Four Students Named 2019 National Merit Semifinalists
Two hundred fifty-four students from 19 high schools have been named semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for 2019, an all-time high for Fairfax County Public Schools.
Two Hundred Twenty-Three FCPS Students Named 2018 National Merit Semifinalists
Two hundred twenty-three Fairfax County Public Schools students from 17 high schools have been named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Twenty-Two FCPS Students Named Winners of National Merit $2,500 Scholarships
Twenty-two students from ten Fairfax County high schools have been named winners of $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
